RANK BOOSTER TEST SERIES (RBTS) SCHEDULE-2024_2025

TEST DATE DAY SYLLABUS

Unit 01: PHYSICS AND MEASUREMENT
RBTS-1 26-Nov-24 TUE PHY Units of measurements. System of Units SI Units, fundamental and
derived units, least count. significant figures, Errors in measurements
Dimensions of Physics quantities. Dimensional analysis, and its
applications.

Unit 02: KINEMATICS

The frame of reference, motion in a straight line. Position- time graph.
speed and velocity: Uniform and non-uniform motion. average speed
and instantaneous velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion. velocity-
time, position-time graph, relations lor uniformly accelerated motion-
Scalars and Vectors. Vector. Addition and subtraction, , scalar and
vector products. Unit Vector. Resolution of a Vector. Relative Velocity.
Motion in a plane, Projectile Motion. Uniform Circular Motion.

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Vernier calipers-its use to measure the internal and external diameter
and depth of a vessel.
Screw gauge-its use to determine thickness/diameter of thin
sheet/wire'
UNIT I: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS IN CHEMISTRY
CHE Matter and its nature, Dalton's atomic theory: Concept of atom,
molecule, element. And compound:: Laws of chemical combination;
Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar mass, percentage
composition, empirical and molecular formulae: Chemical equations
and stoichiometry.
UNIT 2: ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; Spectrum of
the hydrogen atom. Bohr model of a hydrogen atom - its postulates,
derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the
different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model; Dual nature of matter, de
Broglie's relationship. Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Elementary
ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanics, the quantum
mechanical model of the atom, its important features. Concept of
atomic orbitals as one-electron wave functions: Variation of Y and Y2
with r for ls and 2s orbitals: various quantum numbers (principal,
angular momentum, and magnetic quantum numbers) and their
significance; shapes of s, p, and d - orbitals, electron spin and spin
quantum number: Rules for filling electrons in orbitals - Aufbau
principle. Pauli's exclusion principle and Hund's rule, electronic
configuration of elements, extra stability of half-filled and completely
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 filled orbitals'

The Living World

BIO * What is living? ; Biodiversity; Need for classification;; Taxonomy &
Systematics; Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; Binomial
nomenclature; . Five kingdom classification:
Biological Classification:
* Salient features and classification of Monera; Protista and Fungi into
major groups: Lichens, Viruses and Viroids.

Unit 03: LAWS OF MOTION

RBTS-2 10-Dec-24 TUE PHY Force and inertia, Newton's First law of motion: Momentum,
Newton’s Second Law of motion, Impulses: Newton's Third Law of
motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications.
Equilibrium of concurrent forces.
Static and Kinetic friction, Law of friction. rolling friction.
Dynamics of uniform circular motion: centripetal force and its
applications: Vehicle on a level circular road. Vehicle on a banked
road.

UNIT 3: CHEMICAL BONDINC AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

CHE Kossel - Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, the concept of
ionic and covalent bonds' Ionic Bonding: Formation of ionic bonds,
factors affecting the formation of ionic bonds; calculation of lattice
enthalpy. covalent Bonding: concept of electronegativity. Fajan’s rule,
dipole moment: valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR)
theory and shapes of simple molecules. Quantum mechanical
approach to covalent bonding: Valence bond theory - its important
features. the concept of hybridization involving s, p, and d orbitals;
Resonance' Molecular orbital Theory - Its important features. LCAOs,
'types of molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding), sigma and pi-
bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonuclear
diatomic molecules, the concept of bond order, bond length, and bond
energy Elementary idea of metallic bonding. Hydrogen bonding and is
applications.

Plant Kingdom:
BIO * Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-Algae,
Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms (three to five salient and
distinguishing features and at least two examples of each category).

Kingdom Animalia:
* Salient features and classification of animals-nonchordate up to
phyla level and chordate up to classes level (three to five salient
features and at least two examples).

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 Unit 04: WORK, BNERGY, AND POWER
RBTS-3 24-Dec-24 TUE PHY Work done by a constant force and a variable force; Kinetic and
potential energies. Work-energy theorem, power.
The potential energy of spring conservation of mechanical energy.
conservative and non conservative forces; Motion in a vertical circle:
Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

CHE UNIT 4: CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS

Fundamentals of thermodynamics: system and surroundings,
extensive and intensive properties' state functions, types of
processes.
The first law of thermodynamics - concept of work, heat internal
energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat. capacity; Hess’s law
of constant heat summation; Enthalpies of bond dissociation,
combustion' formation, atomization. sublimation. phase ionization. and
solution. transition, hydration.
The second law of thermodynamics - Spontaneity of processes: S of
the universe and C of the system as criteria for spontaneity. G"
(Standard' Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant.

BIO Morphology of Plants:

Morphology and modifications; Tissues; Anatomy and functions of
different parts of flowering plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence-
cymose and recemose, flower, fruit and seed (To be dealt along with
the relevant practical ofthe Practical Syllabus) Family (Malvaceae,
Cruciferae, leguminoceae, compositae, graminae).

Structural Organisation in Animals:

Animal tissues; Morphology, anatomy and functions of different
systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive)
of an insect (Frog) (Brief account only)
Unit 05: ROTATIONAL MOTION
RBTS-4 31-Dec-24 TUE PHY Centre of the mass of a two-particle system, Centre of the mass of a
rigid body: Basic concepts of rotational motion; moment of a force;
Torque, Angular momentum, Conservation of angular momentum and
its applications;

The moment of inertia, the radius of gyration, Values of moments of

inertia for simple geometrical objects, Parallel and perpendicular axes
theorems. and their applications. Equilibrium of rigidbodies. Rigid
body rotation and equations of rotational motion , comparison of linear
and rotational motions.

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Metre Scale - the mass of a given object by the principle of moments'

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 UNIT 5: SOLUTIONS:
CHE Different methods for expressing the concentration of solution -
molarity, molarity, more fraction. percentage (by volume and mass
both), the vapour pressure of solutions and Raoult’s law - Ideal and.
non-ideal solutions, vapour pressure - composition, plots for ideal and
non-ideal solutions: colligative properties of dilute solutions - a relative
lowering of vapour pressure, depression or freezing point the
elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure; Determination of
molecular mass using colligative properties; Abnormal value of molar
mass, van’t Hoff factor and its significance.

Cell Structure and Function

BIO cell theory and cell as the basic unit oflife; Structure ofprokaryotic and
eukaryotic cell; Plant cell and animal cell; Cell envelope' cell
membrane, cell wall; Cell organelles structure and function;
Endomembrane system-endoplasmic reticulum' Golgi bodies'
lysosomes, vacuoles; mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids, micro bodies;
Cytoskeleton' cilia flagella centrioles (ultra structure and function);
Nucleus-nuclear membrane' chromatin, nucleolus. chemical
constituents of living cells:
Biomolecules-structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates.
lipids, nucleic acids; Enzymes-rypes, properties' enzyme action'
classification and nomenclature of enzymes
Cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis and their significance'

Unit 06: Gravitation:

RBTS-5 07- Jan-25 TUE PHY The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its
variation with altitude and depth. Kepler's law oi planetary motion.
Gravitational potential energy; Gravitational potential. Escape velocity,
Motion of a satellite, orbital velocity, Time period and energy of
satellite.

UNIT 6: EQUILIBRIUM
CHE Meaning of equilibrium, the concept of dynamic equilibrium.
Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid-liquid, liquid-gas and
solid-gas equilibria, Henry’s law. General characteristics of equilibria,
involving physical processes.
Equilibrium involving chemical processes: Law of chemical
equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance,
the significance of G and G0 in chemical equilibrium, factors
affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature, the effect
of catalyst; Le Chatelier’s principle.

Ionic equilibrium: weak. and strong electrolytes, ionization of

electrolytes, various concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius Bronsted
- Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-baseequilibria (including
multistage ionization) ionization constant ionization of water. pH scale,
common ion effect, Hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solution, The
solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer
solution

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 Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure;
BIO Development of male and female gametophytes; Pollination-types,
agencies and examples; Outbreeding devices; Pollen-Pistil
interaction; Double fertilization; Post fertilization events- Development
of endosperm and embryo, Development of seed and formation of
fruit; Special modesapomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony;
Significance of seed and fruit formation.
Human Reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems;
Microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; Gametogenesis-
spermatogenesis & oogenesis; Menstrual cycle; Fertilisation, embryo
development upto blastocyst formation, implantation: Pregnancy and
placenta formation (Elementary idea); Parturition (Elementary idea);
Lactation(Elementary idea).
PHY
RBTS-6 14- Jan-25 TUE CHE MODEL-1
BIO
Unit 07: PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS
RBTS-7 21-Jan-25 TUE PHY Elastic behavior, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke's Law. Young's
modulus, Bulk modulus, Modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a liquid
column; Pascal's law and its applications. Effect of gravity on fluid
pressure.
Viscosity. Stokes' law. Terminal velocity, Streamline, and turbulent
flow critical velocity Bernoulli's principle and its applications.
Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of
pressure across a curved surface, Application of surface tension -
Drops, bubbles, and capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal
expansion; Specific heat capacity, Calorimetry; change of state, latent
heat. Heat transfer conduction, convection, and radiation
EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire'
Surf ace tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents,
Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring
terminal velocity of a givenspherical body

UNIT 7: REDOX REACTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY

CHE Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction , redox reactions,
oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation number, balancing of
redox reaction.
Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance in electrolytic
solutions, molar conductivities and their variation with concentration:
Kohlrausch’s law and its applications.
Electrochemical cells - Electrolytic and Galvanic cells, different types
of electrodes, electrode potentials including standard- electrode
potential half cell reactions, emf of a Galvanic cell and its
measurement: Nernst equation and its application. Relationship
between cell potential and Gibbs' energy change: Dry cell
accumulators: Fuel cell
Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of
BIO sexually transmitted diseases (STD); Birth control-Need and Methods,
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 Contraception and Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP);
Amniocentesis; lnfertility and assisted reproductive technologies - IVF,
ZIFT, GIFT (Elementary idea for general awareness).

Heredity and variation : Mendelianln heritance; Deviations from

Mendelism- Incomplete dominance, Co-dominance, Multiple alleles
and Inheritance of blood groups, Pleiotropy; Elementary idea of
polygenic inheritance; Chromosome theory of inheritance;
Chromosomes and genes; Sex determination in humans, birds, honey
bee; Linkage and crossing over; Sex linked inheritance-Haemophilia
colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-Thalassemia;
chromosomal disorders in humans; Down's syndrome, Tumer's and
Klinefelter's syndromes
Unit 08: THERMODYNAMICS
RBTS-8 28-Jan-25 TUE PHY Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, the concept of
temperature. Heat, work, and internal energy.
The first law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes.
The second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible
processes.
Unit 09: KINETIC THEORY OF GASES
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas,
Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, the concept of pressure.
Kinetic interpretation of temperature: RMS speed of gas molecules:
Degrees of freedom. Law of equipartition of energy and applications to
specific heat capacities of gases; Mean free path. Avogadro's number.

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of
mixtures.
UNIT 8: CHEMICAL KINETICS
CHE Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of reactions:
concentration, temperature. pressure' and catalyst: elementary and
complex reactions, order and molecularity of reaction, rate law, rate
constant and its units, differential and integral forms of zero and first-
order reactions. their characteristics and half-lives, the effect of
temperature on the rate oi reactions. Arrhenius theory. activation
energy and its calculation, collision theory of bimolecular gaseous
reactions (no derivation).

Molecular basis of Inheritance: Search for genetic material and

BIO DNA as genetic material; Structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging;
DNA replication; Central dogma; Transcription, genetic code,
translation; Gene expression and regulation- Lac Operon; Genome
and human genome project; DNA finger printing, protein biosynthesis.

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 Evolution: Origin of life; Biological evolution and evidences for
biological evolution from Paleontology, comparative anatomy,
embryology and molecular evidence); Darwin,s contribution, Modem
Synthetic theory of Evolution; Mechanism of evolution- Variation
(Mutation and Recombination) and Natural Selection with examples,
types of natural selection; Gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy-
weinberg's principle; Adaptive Radiation; Human evolution.

PHY
RBTS-9 04-Feb-25 TUE CHE MODEL-2
BIO

Unit 10: OSCILLATIONS AI\D WAVES

RBTS-10 11-Feb-25 TUE PHY Oscillations and periodic motion - Time period, Frequency,
Displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple
harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; Phase: Oscillations of a
spring -restoring force and force constant: energy in S.H.M. - Kinetic
and potential energies; Simple pendulum - derivation of expression for
its time period:
Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of travelling
wave. Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principle of
superposition of waves, reflection of waves. Standing waves in strings
and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics- Beats.

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Simple pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between
the square of amplitudeand time.
Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube,
UNIT 9: CLASSITICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN
CHE PROPERTIES
Modem periodic law and present form of the periodic table. s, p. d and
f block elements- periodic trends in properties of elements atomic and
ionic radii. ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy. valence.
oxidation states. and chemical reactivity'

UNIT 10: P- BLOCK ELEMENTS

Group -13 to Group 18 Elements
General Introduction: Electronic configuration and general trends in
physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and
down the groups; unique behaviour of the first element in each group.
Health and Disease; Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases
BIO (Malaria, Filariasis, Ascariasis. Typhoid, Pneumonia, common cold,
amoebiasis, ring worm, dengue, chikungunya); Basic concepts of
immunology-vaccines; Cancer, HIV and AIDS; Adolescence, drug and
alcohol abuse.Tobacco abuse

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 Microbes in human Welfare: In household processing, lndustrial
production, sewage treatment, energy generation and as biocontrol
agents and biofertilizers.
Unit 11: ELECTROSTATICS
RBTS-11 18-Feb-25 TUE PHY Electric charges: Conservation of charge. Coulomb's law forces
between two point charges, forces between multiple charges:
superposition principle and continuous charge distribution.
Electric field: Electric field due to a point charge, Electric field lines.
Electric dipole, Electric field due to a dipole. Torque on a dipole in a
uniform electric field'
Electric flux' Gauss's law and its applications to find field due to
infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged
infinite plane sheet, and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Electric
potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and
system of charges potential difference, Equipotential surfaces,
Electrical potential energy of a system of two poinl charges and of
electric dipole in an electrostatic field.
Conductors and insulators. Dielectrics and electric polarization,
capacitors and capacitances,, the combination of capacitors in series
and parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without
dielectric medium between the plates. Energy stored in a capacitor.

Unit 12: CURRENT ELECTRICITY

Electric current. Drift velocity, mobility and their relation with electric
current.. Ohm’s law. Electrical resistance. V-1 characteristics of ohmic
and non-ohmic conductors. Electrical energy and power' Electrical
resistivity and conductivity. Series and parallel combinations of
resistors; Temperature dependence of resistance.
Internal resistance, potential difference and emf of a cell, a
combination of cells in series and parallel. Kirchhoff’s Laws and their
applications. Wheat stone bridge. Metre Bridge

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge'
The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law'
UNIT 11 : d - and f- BLOCK ELEMENTS
CHE Transition Elements General introduction, electronic configuration,
occurrence and characteristics, general trends in properties of the first
low transition elements - physical properties, ionization enthalpy,
oxidation states. atomic radii. colour. catalyticbehaviour. magnetic
properties, complex formation. Interstitial compounds. Alloy formation:
Preparation, properties, and uses of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4.
lnner Transition Elements: Lanthanoids-Electronic configuration,
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 oxidation states, and lanthanoid contraction. Actinoids - Electronic
configuration and oxidation states'

UNIT l2: CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS

Introduction to coordination compounds. Werner’s theory; ligands,

coordination number. denticity. chelation; IUPAC nomenclature of
mononuclear co-ordination compounds' isomerism: Bonding-Valence
bond approach and basic ideas of Crystal field theory, colour and
magnetic properties; lmportance of co-ordination compounds (in
qualitative analysis. extraction of metals and in biological systems)
Plant Physiology .
BIO Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of Autotrophic nutrition;
Site of photosynthesis take place; pigments involved in
Photosynthesis (Elementary-.idea); Photochemical and biosynthetic
phases of photosynthesis; Cyclic and non cyclic and
photophosphorylation; chemiosmotic hypothesis; photorespiration c3
and c4 pathways; Factors affecting photosynthesis.

Respiration: Exchange gases; cellular respiration-glycolysis.

fermentation (anaerobic), TCA cycle and electron transport system
(aerobic); Energy relations- Number ofATP molecules generated;
Amphibolic pathways; Respiratory quotient.

Plant growth and development: Seed germination; phases of plant

gowth and plant growth rate; Conditions of growth; Differentiation,
dedifferentiation and redifferentiation; Sequence of developmental
process in a plant cell; Growth regulators auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin,
ethylene, ABA;

Unit 13: MAGNETIC ETFECTS OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM

RBTS-12 25-Feb-25 TUE PHY Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.
Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying
straight wire and solenoid.

Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields.

Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. The
force between two parallel currents carrying conductors-definition of
ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in a uniform magnetic
field: Moving coil galvanometer, its sensitivity, and conversion to
ammeter voltmeter. and
Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment.
Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid. magnetic field lines; Magnetic
field due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and
perpendicular to its axis. Torque on a magnetic dipole in a uniform

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 magnetic field. para-dia- and ferromagnetic substances with
examples, effect of temperature. On magnetic properties.

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection
method.
UNIT 13: PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF
CHE ORGANIC COMPOIJNDS
Purification - Crystallization. Sublimation, distillation, differential
extraction, and chromatography - principles and their applications.
Qualitative analysis - Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and
halogens.
Quantitative analysis (basic principles only) - Estimation of carbon.
hydrogen. nitrogen. halogens. sulphur. phosphorus.
Calculations of empirical formulae and molecular formulae: Numerical
problems in organic
Quantitative analysis

UNIT I4:SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Tetravalency of carbon: Shapes of simple molecules - hybridization (s
and p): classification of organic compounds based on functional
groups: and those containing halogens oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur,
Homologous series: Isomerism - structural and stereoisomerism.
Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)
Covalent bond fission - Homolytic and heterolytic: free radicals.
carbocations. andcarbanions: stability of carbocations and free
radicals. Electrophiles and nucleophiles.
Electronic displacement in a covalent bond- Inductive eflect,
electromeric eflect. resonance. and hyperconjugation.
Common types of organic reactions- Substitution. addition.
elimination, and rearrangement.

Breathing and Respiration: Respiratory organs in animals (recall

BIO only); Respiratory system in humans; Mechanism of breathing and its
regulation in humans-Exchange of gases, transport of gases and
regulation of respiration Respiratory volumes; Disorders related to
respiration-Asthma Emphysema, Occupational respiratory disorders.
Body fluids and circulation: composition ofblood, blood groups,
coagulation ofbrood;
composition of lymph and its function; Human circulatory system-
structure of human heart and blood vessels; cardiac cycle, cardiac
output. ECG. Double circulation; Regulation ofcardiac activity;
Disorders ofcirculatory system-Hypertension, coronary artery disease,
Angina pectoris, Heart failure.

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 Unit 14: ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING
RBTS-13 04-Mar-25 TUE PHY CURRENTS
Electromagnetic induction: Faraday's law. Induced emf and current:
Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating
currents, peak and RMS value of alternating current/ voltage:
reactance and impedance: LCR series circuit, resonance: power in AC
circuits, wattless current. AC generator and transformer.

Unit 15: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Displacement current. Electromagnetic waves and their
characteristics, Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves,
Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible,
ultraviolet. X-rays. Gamma rays), Applications of e. m. waves
UNITS 15: HYDROCARBONS
CHE Classification' isomerism. IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of
preparation, properties, and reactions.
Alkanes - Conformations: Sawhorse and Newman halogenation of
alkanes. projections (of ethane): Mechanism oi Alkenes - Geometrical
isomerism: Mechanism of electrophilic addition: addition of hydrogen.
halogens, water. hydrogen halides (Markownikoffs and peroxide
effects) ozonolysis and poymerization.
Alkynes - Acidic character: Addition of hydrogen. halogens. water.
and hydrogen halides: Polymerization.
Aromatic hydrocarbons - Nomenclature. benzene - structure and
aromaticity,: Mechanism of electrophilic substitution: halogenation,
nitration. Friedel - craft's alkylation and acylation, directive influence of
the functional group in mono- substituted benzene.
Excretory products and their elimination: Modes of excretion-
BIO Ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; Human excretory system-
structure and function. Urine formation, osmoregulation; Regulation of
kidney function-Renin-angiotensin, Atrial Natriuretic Factor' ADH and
Diabetes insipidus; Role of other organs in excretion; Disorders;
Uremia, Renal failure, Renal calculi, Nephritis; Dialysis and artificial
kidney.

Locomotion and Movement: Types of movement- ciliary, flagellar,

muscular; Skeletal muscle- contractile proteins and muscle
contraction; Skeletal system and its functions (To be dealt with the
relevant practical of practical syllabus); Joints; Disorders of muscular
and skeletal system-Myasthenia gravis, Tetany, Muscular dystrophy,
Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Gout

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 Unit 16: OPTICS
RBTS-14 11-Mar-25 TUE PHY Reflection of light, spherical minors, morror formula. Refraction of right
at plane and spherical surfaces, thin lens formula and lens maker
formula. Total internal reflection and its applications.
Magnification. Power of a Lens. Combination of thin lenses in contact.
Refraction of light though a prism. Microscope and Astronomical
Telescope (reflecting and refracting ) and their magnifying powers.
Wave optics: wave front and Huygens' principle. Laws of reflection
and refraction using Huygens principle. Interference, Young's double-
slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources, and
sustained inter Ference of light. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of
central maximum.. Polarization, plane-polarized light: Brewster's law,
uses of plane-polarized light and Polaroid.

UNIT 17 : DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION

Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect. Hertz and Lenard's
observations; Einstein's photoelectric equation: particle nature of light.
Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation..

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
The focal length of;
(i) Convex mirror
(ii) Concave mirror, and
(iii) Convex lens, using the parallax method.
The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular
prism'
Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.
UNIT l6: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING HALOGENS
CHE General methods of preparation, properties, and reactions; Nature of
C-X bond: Mechanisms of substitution reactions.
Uses; Environmental effects of chloroform, iodoform freons, and DDT

UNIT 19: BIOMOLECULES

General introduction and importance of biomolecules
CARBOHYDRATES - classification; aldoses and ketoses:
monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent
monosaccharides of oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, and maltose)'
Proteins. Elementary Idea of amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides.
Proteins: primary. secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure
(qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins' enzymes.
VITAMINS - Classification and functions.

NUCLEIC ACIDS - Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA. Biological

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 functions of nucleic acids.
Hormones (General introduction)

Neural control and coordination: Neuron and nerves; Nervous

BIO system in humanscentral nervous system, peripheral nervous system
and visceral nervous system; Generation and conduction of nerve
impulse; ' chemical coordination and regulation:
Endocrine glands and hormones; Human endocrine system-
Hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, Thyroid, parathyroid, Adrenal,
Pancreas, Gonads; Mechanism of hormone action (Elementary ldea);
Role of hormones as messengers and regulators, Hypo-and
hyperactivity and rerated disorders (common disorders e.g. Dwarfism,
Acromegaly, Cretinism, goiter, exopthalmic goiter, diabetes, Addison's
disease).
(lmp: Diseases and disorders mentioned above to be dealt in brief.)

UNIT 18: ATOMS AND NUCLEI

RBTS-15 18-Mar-25 TUE PHY Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's model of atom;
Bohr model, energy levels' hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size
of nucleus, atomic masses, Mass-energy relation, mass defect;
binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number,
nuclear fission, and fusion.

UNIT 17: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING OXYGEN

CHE General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses.

ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS, ETHER

Alcohols: Identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols:
mechanism of dehydration. Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic
substitution reactions: halogenation. nitration and sulphonation.
Reimer - Tiemann reaction. Ethers: Structure.
Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group; Nucleophilic
addition to >C=O group relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones;
Important reactions such as - Nucleophilic addition reactions (addition
of HCN. NH:.and its derivatives), Grignard reagent; oxidation:
reduction (Wolf Kishner and Clemmensen); the acidity of alfa.-
hydrogen. aldol condensation Cannizzaro reaction. Haloform reaction,
Chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones'
Carboxylic Acids Acidic strength and factors affecting it'
Biotechnologl and lts Applications
BIO Princrples and process of Biotehnology: Genetic engineering
(Recombinant DNA technology). Application of Biotechnology in

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 health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gens
therapy Genetically modified organisms-Bt crops: Transgenic Animals
Biosafety issues-Biopiracyand patents.
UNIT 19: ELECTRONIC DEVICES
RBTS-16 25-Mar-25 TUE PHY Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward
and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED. the
photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage
regulator.. Logic gates (OR. AND. NOT. NAND and NOR).
EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse
bias.
Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse break down
voltage.
Identification of Diode. LED. Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed
collection of such items

UNIT I8: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

CHE General methods of preparation. Properties, reactions, and uses'
Amines: Nomenclature, classification structure, basic character, and
identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines and their basic
character' Diazonium Salts: Importance in synthetic organic chemistry'
UNIT 20: PRINCIPLES RELATED TO PRACTICAI, CHEMISTRY
Detection of extra elements (Nitrogen, sulphur, halogens) inorganic
compounds; Detection of the following functional group., hydroxyl
(alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketones) carboxyl,
and amino groups in organic compounds.
The chemistry involved in the preparation of the following:
Inorganic compounds: Mohr's salt. potash alum.
Organic compounds: Acetanilide. p-nitro acetanilide' aniline yellow
iodoform.
The chemistry involved in the titrimetric exercises - Acids. bases and
the use of indicators. Oxalic acid vs KMnO4, Mohr's salt vs KMnO4.
Chemical principles involved in the qualitative salt analysis:
2+ 2+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 4+
Cations - Pb . Cu . Al , Fe Zn , Ni , Ca , Ba , Mg . NH
Anions- CO32-, S2-, SO42-, NO3-, NO2-, CI-, Br-. I- (Insoluble salts
excluded).
Chemical principles involved in the following experiments:
1. Enthalpy of solution of CuSO4
2. Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid and strong base.
3. Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols.
4. Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ions with hydrogen peroxide at
room at room temperature.

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 Ecology and Environment
BIO organisms and environment Population interactions-mutualism,
competition predation, parasitism, Population attributes-growth. birth
rate and death rate, age distribution.

Ecosystem: Pattems, components; productivity and decomposition:

Energy flow: Pyramids of number, biomass. Energy Biodiversity and
its conservation: concept of Biodiversity; patterns of Biodiversity:
Importance of Biodiversity; Loss of Biodiversity.

Biodiversity conservation; Hotspots, endangered organisms.

extinction; Red Data Book. biosphere reserves, National parks and
sanctuaries, Sacred Groves.

RBTS-17 1-Apr-25 TUESDAY FULL SYLLABUS

RBTS-18 3-Apr-25 THURSDAY Full Syllabus (200 Questions Physics)
RBTS-19 06-Apr-25 SUNDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-20 8-Apr-25 TUESDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-21 10-Apr-25 THURSDAY Full Syllabus (200 Questions Chemistry
RBTS-22 13-Apr-25 SUNDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-23 15-Apr-25 TUESDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-24 17-Apr-25 THURSDAY Full Syllabus (200 Questions Botany)
RBTS-25 20-Apr-25 SUNDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-26 22-Apr-25 TUESDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-27 24-Apr-25 THURSDAY Full Syllabus (200 Questions Zoology)
RBTS-28 27-Apr-25 SUNDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-29 29-Apr-25 TUESDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-30 30-Apr-25 WEDNESDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-31 1-May-25 THURSDAY FULL SYLLABUS
RBTS-32 2-May-25 FRIDAY FULL SYLLABUS

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